title: [Health educators--prophets of our time. Health education and religion].
abstract: Three forms of relationship are possible between health education and religion. First: If health is conceived as a kind of religion, than health education will be a kind of religious preaching. This is not advisable. Second: The health educator can try to take a neutral stand in the field of religions and ideologies. But because he cannot educate without ethical values rooted in a (religious) belief, such neutrality is in fact impossible. Third: The health educator can cooperate with religious-ethical preaching. This is the path to adopt. The preaching can promote ethical values and a healthy belief, both of which are important for health.
authors.affiliation: Nord-Hålogaland Biskop, Tromsø.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Steinholt
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006266:Health Education; D012068:Religion and Medicine
vernacular_title: Helseopplysere--vår tids profeter? Om helseopplysning og religion.